Dumb question

OK, I have seen the word cropping up all over the place and, not knowing what it REALLY meant, was hoping it would go away – Hansonism, that is! To quote another Hanson, “Please explain.” Where does it come from and what does it mean?

Shirley Cook Secretary/Treasurer Birds Australia – Northern NSW Group

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3 comments to Dumb question

  • Carl Clifford

    But without the Elephants …. or Turtles. Depends on your cosmology.

    Carl Clifford

    In general, I believe it is a reference to flat earth politics.

    LK

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  • Carl Clifford

    Shirley Hansonism is a Neologism which means xenophobic chauvinism. Applied to birding one could paraphrase some politician from the past “We shall name the birds in Australia and the manner in which they shall be named”.

    Cheers,

    Carl Clifford

    OK, I have seen the word cropping up all over the place and, not knowing what it REALLY meant, was hoping it would go away – Hansonism, that is! To quote another Hanson, “Please explain.” Where does it come from and what does it mean?

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  • Laurie Knight

    In general, I believe it is a reference to flat earth politics. In the taxonomic debate here, the reference is to an intolerance of difference [e.g as manifested in xenophobia]

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